A summary of the NIH Aging and Trans-NIH Chronic Inflammation Working Group meeting, which explored recent advances and gaps in our understanding of the role of inflammaging in disease development, can be found in the Immunology Notes and Resources: https://ow.ly/OXcR50YNCJE.

Even the ducks outside Messe München seem ready for tomorrow’s avian flu session 🦆 08:30 at #ESCMIDGlobal2026 | Hall ICM 13a with @escmid.bsky.social , @esgrev-escmid.bsky.social , @isrv.bsky.social, @isirvepi.bsky.social , @ecdc.europa.eu & @ema.europa.eu Early start—but worth it. 🔆

Prevention improves wellbeing 🌿 A 2024 Nature Medicine analysis shows that reducing infectious disease burden—through measures like vaccination, ventilation, and hygiene—has measurable benefits for population health & resilience. 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41... #Prevention #PublicHealth #VIVI

📩 The #ESWI #Fluzine for #February is live! 💻 #IDC Kick-off | 5 Mar, Online — respiratory viruses & #NCDs 📅 ESWI Summit | 11 Jun, Brussels — vaccines & immunisation policy 🎥 #ESWI2025 Science Policy sessions now available 📍 Explore our #ESWIEducationHub 🔗 mailchi.mp/eswi/fluzine...

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🛎️ … Not just a respiratory virus!

Eric Topol@erictopol.bsky.social · 6mo ago

A potential late sequelae of measles after normal recovery. Occurs in ~ 2/10,000. Fatal. www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.... @nejm.org today

Viral hepatitis remains a major global health challenge, with many individuals undiagnosed or lost to follow-up. Learn how to bridge gaps in screening and treatment in this live webinar, hosted by PRIME Education, on March 10, 2026. 📆 Register here: https://ow.ly/Rwnp50Y9il5 #ISID #CME #MedEd

💡An important commentary on vaccines from ESCMID by the Vaccines Subcommittee Director, the Chair of the Vaccines Study Group & the ESCMID Executive Committee jointly published in CMI & CMI Comms. CMI: https://ow.ly/HUGM50XNByv CMI Comms: https://ow.ly/xmbk50XNByx #IDSky #clinmicro

You can also find more information about #RSV on the European Vaccination Information Portal - #EVIP in YOUR language! Check it out here: vaccination-info.europa.eu/en/rsv #UnitedInProtection #VaccinesSaveLives #VaccinesWork #ChildHealth #PublicHealth

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Key facts on RSV symptoms, complications, risk factors, how it spreads, prevention, vaccination and treatment.

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📢 Call for Abstracts! Submit your abstracts for SHEA Spring 2026 by January 13, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. ET. Don’t miss your chance to share your research with leaders in healthcare epidemiology and infection prevention. bit.ly/4qNoqNU

One week to go! Abstract submissions for Annual Conference 2026 close at 23:59 GMT on Tuesday 11 November. If you study microbes, there’s a home for your work at #Microbio26 Submit your work to one of >20 available sessions at: microb.io/AC26Abstracts

🚨 Only 2 weeks left to apply! Pasteur Course: The Last Mile – Towards Elimination of Major Infectious Diseases Join a unique intensive course tackling the current challenges and critical advances in the fight against infectious diseases. 👉 Register now before November 22! bit.ly/4r1RpxE

Last chace to register for this year's Influenza Update Meeting - and places are going fast. Don't miss out! Looking forward to seeing you there, flu people

Influenza Update Meetings@influenzaupdate.bsky.social · 10mo ago

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN Influenza Update 2025 University of Warwick, 15th - 16th December warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/med/... Registration from £50 - £120 DEADLINE: 7th November We hope you can join us there!

Getting--or got--a PhD? Got boogie in your soul? Then don't be shy. Enter this year's contest--and dance, dance, dance! @science.org

Science’s ‘Dance Your Ph.D.’ contest is open again—with an all new, AI twist

For the first time, there’s a special prize for a research-themed dance generated by an artificial intelligence program

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How can public engagement transform how we teach #Immunology? Join this parallel session organised by the BSI Teaching Affinity Group at BSI Congress to explore how collaboration and lived experience enrich education & research. Register for #BSI25: https://bit.ly/3IkxWq8

#ESWI2025 I #ScienceCommunication #Trust #RiskCommunication #PublicHealth Frédéric Bouder @unistavanger.bsky.social 🇳🇴 ✅ Effective communication of benefits and risks is a key factor in building #Trust 🧭 The three pillars of #Trust: Fairness, Competence, Efficiency

📜 At #ESWI2025 Maria Zambon traces the history of how we understand pandemics — from religious interpretations to the rise of rational, evidence-based therapeutics A fascinating look at how science reshaped our view of disease and response🧠 #PublicHealth #Pandemic #History

ESCAIDE 2025 is just around the corner! We are looking forward to seeing you in Warsaw or online on 19-21 November. You can still register to join us virtually: lnkd.in/dHvsXxqr Get a preview of our programme featuring key topics in public health and epidemiology: lnkd.in/d6ZM-ZYT

Vaccination against herpes zoster, or shingles, is linked to lower risks of heart disease, dementia and death in people age 50 and older, according to new research presented at #IDWeek2025. https://bit.ly/471biNp

✈️ Next stop: #ESWI2025 in Valencia! We’re excited to join global experts in infectious disease control, antimicrobial stewardship, and vaccine innovation. Looking forward to sharing insights, forging collaborations, and advancing prevention together. #VIVI #InfectionPrevention

⏰#ERSCongress ALERT 📰 Dupilumab versus omalizumab in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps and coexisting asthma (EVEREST): a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, head-to-head phase 4 trial 🔓 Online now and free to access for all: tinyurl.com/4nhbtj89

Long Covid Risk for Children Doubles After a Second Infection, Study Finds. Children you say? #longCOVID www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/h...

Long Covid Risk for Children Doubles After a Second Infection, Study Finds

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Spaces are filling fast! Register for our bioinformatics training starting Monday 20 October 👉 bit.ly/4emxfIt

British Society for Immunology@britsocimm.bsky.social · 11mo ago

⏰ Don’t miss out! Our 'Single cell & spatial analysis' bioinformatics training course starts Monday 20 October. ✔️ Hands-on R training ✔️ 3,000+ past attendees ✔️ 9.5/10 rating Only a few places left – secure yours today! https://bit.ly/4nnlTaN

Thank you for joining @promedmail.org’s 31st anniversary! Your support helps us strengthen systems, better serve our users, and continue sharing trusted outbreak alerts worldwide. Here’s to many more years protecting global health ✨ #ISID ow.ly/En2C50WGWqm

Microbial communities of grapevines vary between wine regions, grape variety, climate, geography and vineyard practices. 🍇 This #FEMSmicroBlog explains how the well-adapted yeast species Hanseniaspora shapes grape fermentation and thus the final wine product. #FascinatingMicrobes

#FEMSmicroBlog: Revealing the hidden diversity of wine yeasts

This #FEMSmicroBlog explains how the well-adapted yeast species Hanseniaspora shapes grape fermentation and thus the final wine product. #FascinatingMicrobes

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🌍 At @ESCMID #VaccinesConference in Lisbon, #Pandemic #Preparedness is in focus (Day 3 & Day 5). From surveillance to vaccines, global cooperation is key to staying ahead of future threats. Prevention today means resilience tomorrow. #UnitedInProtection 👉 bit.ly/ViVI-Prep2025

Did you know the next pandemic is likely to emerge from one of 25 or so viral families? Learning as much as possible about them now & building a library of knowledge is helping scientists get ahead of this threat. Discover the families in CEPI's The Viral Most Wanted ➡️ cepi.net/viral-most-w...

📰The Lancet Respiratory Medicine’s September issue is out now Read content on obstructive sleep apnoea, #tuberculosis, cardiogenic shock, #pneumonia, and much more Check out the full issue here: bit.ly/3P2PVls

New Research: Sotrovimab versus usual care in patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19 (RECOVERY): a randomised, controlled, open-label, platform trial www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Sotrovimab versus usual care in patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19 (RECOVERY): a randomised, controlled, open-label, platform trial

In patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19 pneumonia, sotrovimab was associated with reduced mortality in the primary analysis population who had a high serum SARS-CoV-2 antigen concentration at b...

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"On the one hand, we have a hypothesis underpinned by evidence, although imperfect, and on the other hand we have a hypothesis without evidence, although it might exist." Our latest editorial in advance of our August issue www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... #IDSky #ClinMicro #ViroSky #SARS-CoV-2